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Recent Examples of long shot
Pure copper paste, although now a long shot, may remain a viable option if reliability challenges are eventually overcome.
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Ni Tao, Interesting Engineering, 19 Jan. 2026
This approach remains a long shot but the alternatives range from unpalatable to unattractive.
—Ali Vaez, Time, 15 Jan. 2026
That makes Leicester City, by most accounts, the longest long shot ever to win a major sports championship.
—Devon Henderson, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
The 202nd guy in any draft class is a significant long shot.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 12 Jan. 2026
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Ni Tao, Interesting Engineering, 19 Jan. 2026
This approach remains a long shot but the alternatives range from unpalatable to unattractive.
—Ali Vaez, Time, 15 Jan. 2026
That makes Leicester City, by most accounts, the longest long shot ever to win a major sports championship.
—Devon Henderson, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
The 202nd guy in any draft class is a significant long shot.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 12 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for long shot
Noun
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The Texans became a dark horse Super Bowl candidate and won their wild card-round postseason game last week because of their remarkably stingy defense.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
19 Jan. 2026
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The re-signing of Maiava by the Trojans already counts for one of the biggest wins of the offseason, as the junior could be a dark horse Heisman Trophy contender next year.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Google is executing a similar play through deep electronic health record partnerships.—
Sahar Hashmi,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Listen to the full interview by clicking on the blue play button above.—
Jordan-Marie Smith,
NPR,
28 Jan. 2026
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By the later rounds, the blue states had launched a tax boycott, worked to win over the military, embraced the Oregon sheriff as a champion of liberty, and abandoned the long-standing liberal aversion to guns.—
Michael Scherer,
The Atlantic,
22 Jan. 2026
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These actions represent a blatant and systematic violation of all fundamental human rights, including the right to life, liberty, human dignity, and security, and constitute a clear case of crimes against humanity.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Long shot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/long%20shot. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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